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Belle Star Cave Falls

Belle Star Cave Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Belle Star Cave Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Black Fork Mountain stands 808 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Height
8.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.98265, -94.24744

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hickory Knob: 1.3 mi
  • East Poteau Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Chalybeate Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Poteau Mountain: 5.4 mi
Parks: 46
  • Johnny Cake Park: 5.1 mi
  • Sebastian County Park: 9.1 mi
  • Midland City Park: 9.5 mi
  • Waldron City Park: 10.3 mi
  • Buckner Park: 10.5 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Waldron Mural: 10.5 mi
  • The Flower Tower: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Christmas Pickle: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Belle Star Cave Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Fork MountainSSW808 m19.9 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainWNW781 m12.9 mi
Wolf PinnacleSSE745 m21.2 mi
Oklahoma High TopWSW727 m14.4 mi
White Oak MountainE674 m17.1 mi
Hickory KnobSSE648 m1.3 mi
Shut-In MountainS648 m19.1 mi
Midland PeakWNW640 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:29
June solstice06:0419:5720:35
September equinox07:0618:4219:15
December solstice07:2216:3117:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876808072615042
Precip in3.43.24.65.36.04.73.93.74.24.74.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waldron, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs32338845439649121269.340.672.3100247344

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Poteau River at Cauthron, AR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486917855

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